Academics
Curriculum Overview
Beginning with the Class of 2021, students will take the following sequence of courses.
Freshman Year Sequence
- Honors/AP®
- College Preparatory
- College/Career
- Honors English 9
- CP English 9
- English 9
- Honors Algebra I or Honors Geometry
- CP Algebra I
- Algebra I, Part I
- Honors Biology
- CP Biology
- Integrated Science
- Honors World History
- CP World History
- World History
- Theology 9
- Theology 9
- Theology 9
- Freshman Seminar
- Freshman Seminar
- Freshman Seminar
- World Language
- World Language
Elective Options: Health, PE, Fine Arts electives
Sophomore Year Sequence
- Honors/AP® (including Assisi Scholars)
- College Preparatory
- College/Career
- Honors English 10
- CP English 10
- English 10
- Honors Algebra II *
- CP Geometry
- Algebra I, Part II
- Honors Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Biology
- AP® U.S. Government and Politics
- CP U.S. Government and Politics
- U.S. Government and Politics
- Theology 10
- Theology 10
- Theology 10
- World Language
- World Language
- World Language
Elective Options Health, PE, Fine Arts electives
*Students in the Assisi Scholar Program are expected to take Honors Pre-Calculus their junior year. This may require taking two math classes sophomore year, depending on their placement freshman year.
Junior Year Sequence
- Assisi Scholar **
- College Preparatory
- College/Career
- AP® Language and Composition
- CP English 11
- English 11
- Honors Pre-Calculus
- CP Algebra II
- Geometry
- Honors Physics or AP® Physics I or AP® Biology or AP® Chemistry
- CP Physics
- Materials Science
- Honors U.S. History or AP® U.S. History
- CP American History
- American History
- Theology 11
- Theology 11
- Theology 11
- World Language
- World Language or electives
- World Language
- Capstone Semester
Elective Options Electives in English, Science, Social Studies, or Fine Arts
**Assisi Scholars in their junior year must take AP® Language and Composition, Honors Pre-Calculus, and an AP® level Science or Social Studies class.
Senior Year Sequence
- Assisi Scholar ***
- College Preparatory
- College/Career
- AP® Literature and Composition
- CP English 12
- English 12
- AP® Calculus AB or AP® Statistics
- Pre-Calculus
- Algebra II
- AP® Physics I or AP® Biology or AP® Chemistry
- Science electives
- Science electives
- AP®Psychology or AP® World History
- Social Studies electives
- Social Studies electives
- Theology 12
- Theology 12
- Theology 12
- World Language or electives
- World Language or electives
- World Language or electives
- Capstone Semester
Elective Options Electives in English, Science, Social Studies, or Fine Arts
***Assisi Scholars in their senior year must take AP® level courses in English, Math, and either Science or Social Studies.
Curriculum Guide
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